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Intro -- Series Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I Verisimilitude And Historical Truth -- 1. The Brunian Tradition: Political Utility And The Overall Meaning Of History -- 1.1 Impartiality And Utility -- 1.2 Political Utility -- 1.3 Propaganda -- 1.4 Credible Words -- 1.5 Credible Things -- 1.6 Credible Sources -- 2. Facio Vs. Valla: Verisimilitude And Factual Truth -- 2.1 Brevity -- 2.2 Verisimilitude And Dignity -- 2.3 Selectiveness, Omissions, And Praise -- 2.4 Factual Truth 2.5 Truth And Necessity -- 3. Quattrocento Antiquarianism: Exhaustiveness, Factuality, And Criticism -- 3.1 The Fifteenth-century Antiquarian Tradition -- 3.2 Words And Things -- 3.3 Past And Present -- 3.4 The Annalistic Style -- 3.5 History As Catalog -- 3.6 Criticism -- Part Ii Verisimilitude And Historical Criticism -- 4. Humanist Criticism: Verisimilitude And Historical Inquisition -- 4.1 The Judicial Use Of Verisimilitude -- 4.2 The Legal-rhetorical Mentality -- 4.3 Criticism In The Brunian Tradition -- 4.4 Valla And The Legal Tradition -- 4.5 Historical Inquisitio 4.6 Acumen And Truth -- 5. Annius Of Viterbo: Historical Forgery And The Flaws Of Quattrocento Antiquarianism -- 5.1 Annius And Humanist Historiography -- 5.2 Annius' Ideological Aims -- 5.3 Chaldean Truths, Greek Lies -- 5.4 Annius' Antiquarian Masquerade -- 5.5 Annius' Antiquarian Topics -- 5.6 Annius' Dubious Success -- 6. Conclusion: The Rise Of Criticism -- 6.1 Annius' Fall From Favor: The Emergence Of Critical Antiquarianism -- 6.2 Melchor Cano: The Triumph Of Critical Verisimilitude -- 6.3 Verisimilitude And The Many Paths To Historical Criticism -- Bibliography -- Index Giuliano Mori. Also Issued In Print: 2024. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.